Educational Materials and Image Induction Increase Treatment Credibility
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs January 22, 2023 DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2022.2154722 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Experimental study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 493 |
| Population | Adult participants recruited online |
| Intervention | image induction prime |
| Topics | Psilocybin |
| Keywords | Credibility Clinical psychology Psychotherapist |
| Citations | 3 |
| Key findings | Brief educational materials significantly increased perceived treatment credibility for both cognitive behavioral therapy and psilocybin-assisted therapy for depression, and an open-mindedness image induction prime further increased credibility for psilocybin-assisted therapy. |
Abstract
Patient-perceived treatment credibility is linked to important outcome measures including symptom reduction, therapeutic alliance, patient satisfaction, and attrition rates. However, few studies have tested strategies to enhance treatment credibility. The present study investigates the effect of brief, written educational materials and the use of an image induction prime on perceptions of credibility for cognitive behavioral therapy and psilocybin-assisted therapy for depression. Participants (N = 493) rated the perceived credibility of depression treatments before and after reading brief educational materials. Half of the participants were asked an image induction question containing the construct of open-mindedness. Results indicate that brief educational materials of about 300 words significantly increased perceived treatment credibility for both therapies, with a large effect size (Cohen's d = .91). The use of an image induction prime further increased perceived credibility for psilocybin-assisted therapy for depression (Cohen's d = .38). These strategies offer an efficient and cost-effective way to enhance treatment credibility. Future studies testing variations of the image induction prime might prove fruitful for optimizing the technique.
Comparable studies
Other experimental studies on psilocybin, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psilocybin induces schizophrenia-like psychosis in humans via a serotonin-2 agonist action Healthy human volunteers | 1998 | Experimental study | |
| Validation of the revised Mystical Experience Questionnaire in experimental sessions with psilocybin Participants in controlled laboratory experiments receiving a moderate to high oral... | 2015 | Validation study using pooled data from five laboratory experiments | n = 184 |
| Broadband Cortical Desynchronization Underlies the Human Psychedelic State Healthy human participants | 2013 | Experimental study | |
| Long-term follow-up of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for psychiatric and existential distress in patients with life-threatening cancer Participants with cancer-related psychiatric distress who completed a parent randomized... | 2020 | Long-term within-subjects follow-up analysis | n = 15 |
| Enzymatic Synthesis of Psilocybin | 2017 | Laboratory study |
Citations in the library
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- Trial of Psilocybin versus Escitalopram for Depression New England Journal of Medicine April 14, 2021
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